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CN1496521A - System and method for intermediating information - Google Patents

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CN1496521A
CN1496521A CNA008079838A CN00807983A CN1496521A CN 1496521 A CN1496521 A CN 1496521A CN A008079838 A CNA008079838 A CN A008079838A CN 00807983 A CN00807983 A CN 00807983A CN 1496521 A CN1496521 A CN 1496521A
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Abstract

A system extracts a member who matches with search option given by a target member who searches the other members. The target member is informed of URL indicating an open profile web page of the extracted member. The target member refers to the open profile of the introduced member, and sends a message to the introduced member. The target member is charged for the message transmission if the target member sends the message to the introduced member concerned first time. The introduction member refers to the message posted to his/her bulletin board, and refers to an open profile of the message sender. If the introduced member decides to send a reply to the target member after referring to the message and the open profile, the introduced member post a message to a bulletin board of the target member. The introduced member is not charged for the reply transmission.

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The system and method that is used for intermediary message
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of system that is used for message exchange service, this system provides and has utilized network system for example to set up the possibility of One-to-one communication in the internet.
Background technology
Can obtain various text messages, picture information and acoustic information from many world wide web (www)s website by the internet.BBS (Bulletin Board System) (BBS) has become the main method of looking for friend on the internet.
Because it is open that the message of BBS is given in postal delivery, anyone can browse them.This does not want that for those user to the open personal information of the public is a shortcoming.In addition, be difficult to find friend by search interest.
There is some to require member's catalogue website of user charges.Most of this websites are for example monthly collected service fee to the user.Therefore, these users also charged even they do not find suitable friend.
Content of the present invention
The present invention has considered the problems referred to above, and the objective of the invention is provides the chance that finds suitable friend to communicate easily for the user.
Another object of the present invention is to set up one to one the chance of intercommunication mutually for the user provides by network, provides wieldy system for the friend who goes with simultaneously.
The invention further relates to by network and communicate, further purpose of the present invention provides a kind of rational charging method.
For achieving the above object, the method that is used for intermediary message according to first aspect present invention comprises:
The a plurality of members' of registration attribute information in database;
Extract the member who introduces another member to according to the attribute information that is registered in the database;
The member who extracts by network place of matchmakers gives the target member, and this target member searches for other member; With
Introduce between the member by intermediary of network information target member and institute.
According to said structure, a member can find the suitable member that introduces, and introduces the member because extracted this according to this member's attribute information.Target member and the member that introduces of institute can be between them exchange message one to one.
These members can charged owing to the information transmission.In the case, owing to the member not because introduce but because transmission information charged, the member can select to introduce arbitrarily.
Transmit for the first time as the target member and can charge to the member when information is replied received information to introduction member or member.If each user is transmitted information just to its charge, the user often reduces the number of times of information transmission.According to said structure, only give that the user charged when introducing the member in target member transmission information for the first time, or only when introducing the member and transmit return information and give the target member.In this structure, the member is not because charged with later transmission information for the second time.The user keeps them to continue the motivation of communication.
Attribute information can comprise the information of line-up of delegates and search options characteristic.In the case, the member that characteristic is consistent with target member's search options is introduced to the target member.
Can repeatedly carry out with for example each predetermined period or the so predetermined timing of each schedule time and extract the member and introduce the member.Perhaps they can respond the process that the request that is proposed by member extracts the member and introduce the member and are performed.
Extracting under a large amount of members' the situation, the member who is extracted for example can use that the random digit restriction is limited to predetermined quantity.
Member's predetermined information can be open with the form of webpage to the public, so that other member is with reference to disclosed information.According to this structure, the member can be with reference to introduction member's information, and can determine whether transmission information to the introduction member, in other words set up or do not set up with the introduction member between communicate by letter.
Can be by the BBS (Bulletin Board System) exchange message of preparing for each member.In the case, can charge to the member to introduction member's BBS (Bulletin Board System) because of pass-along message.Because have only the member just to allow to visit BBS (Bulletin Board System), can not revealed in the information that exchanges between the member to the public BBS on the network, member's privacy can be protected.
Plan transmission information is prompted will charged after the message transmission for other member's (for example member B) member (for example member A), and member A is allowed to pass-along message to BBS (Bulletin Board System) when member A agrees this prompting.According to this structure, when the user is prompted to charge, so whether the user can determine them to enjoy paid service and can use this system.
BBS (Bulletin Board System) exchange message by providing for each member is provided the member.And a member (member A) pass-along message is to the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of introduction member (member B), and member B can charged when transmission replies to the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of member A.
In the case, reply the member (member B) of the received message that transmits by member A from other member's message and plan by the BBS (Bulletin Board System) reception, can be prompted after transmit replying to member B charge and when this member agrees this prompting member B can be allowed to the transmission answer.
The member that can extract does not comprise the member who has been introduced to target member's member in the past and/or had introduced the target member in the past.
Can provide webpage for each member, the message arrival designator project (comprising figure, button, hypertext, drop-down menu etc.) of on webpage, arranging institute to extract the inventory of introducing and represent other member's message to arrive, the selection that responds introducing in the inventory can show the webpage of representing to introduce brief data to the target member; With response message being arrived the selection of designator project can be to target member display message.
The webpage of expression brief data can have a request transmission project, is used to transmit the request that a request message transfer is given other members; A format sheet can be imported in response to selecting request transmission project with message transfer and give the target member; When transmitting a message as the target member and give other member or when the target member received from other member to target member's answer, target member can charged.
For achieving the above object, a system that is used for intermediary message according to second aspect present invention comprises:
A database, a plurality of members' of this database storing attribute information;
Member's extraction unit, this unit extracts the member that will introduce another member to according to the attribute information that is stored in the database;
A member introduces the unit, and the member that this unit introduction is extracted by member's extraction unit gives other member's of search target member; With
A medium unit, this unit is in the target member and the intermediary's message between the member of introducing.
According to this structure, a member can find the suitable member that introduces, because member's extraction unit is introduced the member according to this member's attribute information extraction.Target member and the member that introduces of institute can be between them exchange message one to one.
In addition, can charge to the user because of medium unit intermediary message.In the case, owing to the user does not charged because of the information transmission because introduce, this member can select to introduce arbitrarily.
This intermediary can comprise:
A BBS (Bulletin Board System) storage unit, this unit is stored as the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that each member provides;
A transfer unit, this cell response passes to the member from target member's request with message and introduces the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that the member is introduced in the unit; With
A message display unit, this cell response shows the message that passes to the member's BBS (Bulletin Board System) of introducing from related member's request.
This system can comprise the opening imformation storage unit, is used to store member's opening imformation; The information reading unit, this unit reads the member's that introduces opening imformation from the opening imformation storage unit, and the request that responds from the target member is shown to the target member with the information that reads; A message transfer unit, the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that this cell response is given the member who introduces the target member to from target member's request pass-along message, the member of this introduction is with reference to shown opening imformation; With a message display unit, this cell response shows the message that passes to the member's BBS (Bulletin Board System) of introducing from relevant member's request.
This system can comprise a charge unit, the message broker that this cell pairs Jie is done the unit and charging.
This charge unit charge can be carried out when the intermediary unit will be transferred to institute for the first time from target member's message when introducing the member, or charge can be carried out when the member is transmitted answer message to target member message by introducing.
Database can be stored member's attribute information, for example the information of line-up of delegates's characteristic and member's search option.In the case, member's extraction unit can extract attribute information and search for the consistent member of options with the target member.
Member's extraction unit can regularly repeatedly extract the member predetermined, and for example in each predetermined period or each schedule time, or response is extracted the member from target member's request.
Member's extraction unit may further include member's limiting unit, and the restriction of this unit for example utilizes that the random number restriction member that extracts is predetermined quantity.
Member's extraction unit can comprise member's rejected unit, introduced to before this unit is got rid of from the member that will introduce the target member to the target member the member and/or before the member that introduced of target member.
This system may further include an information unit is provided, and this unit provides the relevant member's that introduces information to the target member.
This system may further include:
A web storage unit, this unit storage webpage, each webpage is represented each member's brief data;
A message storage, this unit storage passes to this member's message;
A webpage provides the unit, and this unit provides webpage for each member, the message arrival designator of introducing the expression member's that extracts inventory and represent the message from other member to arrive on webpage;
A webpage reading unit, this cell response reads the message that passes to the target member and provides the message that reads to the target member the selection that message arrives the designator project from the web storage unit.
Each webpage of expression member profile data can have a request transmission project, is used to transmit a request, the request message transfer and
This system comprises that further a form provides the unit, and this unit provides in response to the selection to request transmission project, the format sheet of input and message transfer.
This system further comprises:
A charge unit, this unit carry out charge and
A message storage, this unit is along with starting the message of charge unit storage from member on the information memory cell.
Each webpage of expression member (for example member A) profile data can have a request transmission project, be used for transmission with transmission of messages to request of introduction member (member B) and
This system may further include:
One first form provides the unit, and this cell response is to the selection of selectivity indication and (to member A) provides a format sheet that is used for input and message transfer to introduction member (member B);
One first storage control unit, this unit receive the message by the format sheet input from target member (member A), and go up the storage received message at first message memory (BBS (Bulletin Board System) etc.) that offers target member (member B);
One second form provides the unit, and this unit provides a format sheet, is used to respond the request of member (member B) proposition that receives message, and input and transmission are to being stored in the answer message of message in first message memory; With
One second storage control unit, this unit (from member B) receive by the answer message of being imported by second format sheet that provides the unit to provide with in (offering member A waits for) second message memory and store the answer message that is received.
This system may further include a charge unit, and charge is carried out in this unit when second storage control unit is stored answer message on second message memory.
A system that is used for according to third aspect present invention intermediary message comprises:
An information about firms database, a plurality of members' of this database storing attribute information;
An opening imformation database, the open webpage of this database storing, each webpage comprise member's opening imformation and are used to transmit the request transmission project of information transmission request;
A BBS (Bulletin Board System) storage unit, this unit storage member's BBS (Bulletin Board System);
Introduce member's extraction unit for one, this unit extracts the member (member B) that will introduce other member (member A) to according to the attribute information in the information about firms database;
Member's webpage provides the unit, and the transmission of this unit has member's webpage (giving member A) of member's selector switch project, is used to select introduce member (member B) by what introduce that member's extraction unit extracted;
The selection of the request transmission project that a message transmission unit, this cell response provide on to transmission opening imformation webpage and message transfer input format are to target member (member A); With
A form receiving element, this unit receives form, and from target member (member A) input message, this unit also transmits received message and gives the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of introducing member (member B) in this form.
Member's webpage provides the unit can comprise that for example a message is provided with the unit, this unit under new message arrival situation, be provided with on the providing webpage message arrive BBS (Bulletin Board System) that designator project (comprising figure, button, hypertext etc.) expression will be provided the member of webpage received a message and
This system may further include: a BBS (Bulletin Board System) transmission unit, and the transmission of this unit has the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of replay request items, is used to ask to transmit the answer to this message; Reply transmission unit for one, this unit transmission is replied the message input format and is given the member who selects to reply request items; With a form receiving element, this unit receives the form of replying the message input and transmits and reply the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that message is given the member of this message of transmission.
Member's webpage provides the unit to provide member's webpage (homepage) to the member, when the fooled member of this webpage visits this system, set out one and introduce member's selector switch project, be used for selecting to introduce member and a message arrival designator project, the latter is used for Indication message and arrives.
This system may further include a charge unit, charging to the targeted customer during to the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of introducing the member when target member pass-along message in this unit, or carries out charge when the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of target member by the target member receives from the answer message of introducing the member.
A program of being carried out by computing machine or a plurality of computing machine according to the computer-readable recording medium storage of fourth aspect present invention makes computing machine have following function:
Introduce member's extraction unit for one, this unit extracts the member that will introduce another member to according to the attribute information that is stored in a plurality of member property database of information of storage;
The member that extracts introduces the unit, and this unit introduction search has been extracted other member's who introduces the member target member by introducing member's extraction unit;
A medium unit, this unit is the target member and introduce intermediary's message between the member.
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These purposes of the present invention and other purposes are according to reading following detailed description and will be clearer with reference to accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the figure that explains according to member's enrollment process in the information broker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is that expression is presented the figure of process according to member in the information broker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is that expression is according to the process that exchanges messages between searcher in the information broker of the embodiment of the invention and the suitable side;
Fig. 4 is the figure of expression according to the structure of the information broker of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the figure of the data structure in the expression open profile data storehouse shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 6 A represents the figure of data structure in the personal information database shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 6 B is the figure of data structure in the expression detailed individual profile data shown in Figure 4 storehouse;
Fig. 6 C is the figure of data structure in the expression personal homepage database shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 7 is the figure of data structure in the expression individual BBS database shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 8 is the figure of the data structure in the expression charging information database shown in Figure 4;
Fig. 9 is the figure of all tasks of handling in the information broker shown in Figure 4 of expression;
Figure 10 is the figure that a member's homepage is introduced in expression;
Figure 11 is the exemplary view that page or leaf is presented in the expression brief introduction;
Figure 12 is the exemplary view that expression is used to import the interface screen of message;
Figure 13 is the exemplary view whether expression inquiry user agrees the dialog box of paying;
Figure 14 is the exemplary view that member's homepage is introduced in expression;
Figure 15 is the exemplary view of expression member's individual BBS;
Figure 16 is the exemplary view that page or leaf is presented in the expression brief introduction;
Figure 17 is the exemplary view that expression is used to import the interface screen of message;
Figure 18 is the figure of expression member individual BBS;
Figure 19 is the process flow diagram of expression member's enrollment process shown in Figure 9;
Figure 20 is the exemplary view of expression register format;
Figure 21 is the exemplary view that the dialog box of registration is examined in expression;
Figure 22 is the process flow diagram that suitable member's process is extracted in shown in Figure 9 being used to of expression;
Figure 23 is a process flow diagram of representing suitable member's leaching process in detail;
Figure 24 is the process flow diagram that expression member shown in Figure 9 introduces the process of presenting;
Figure 25 is the process flow diagram of the individual BBS process of expression transmission shown in Figure 9;
Figure 26 is the exemplary view of the interface screen of expression input user authentication information;
Figure 27 is the process flow diagram of expression pay imformation renewal process;
Figure 28 represents the process flow diagram flow chart that pass-along message is given user's member of introducing shown in Figure 9;
Figure 29 is the process flow diagram of the individual BBS process of expression transmission shown in Figure 9;
Figure 30 represents the process flow diagram flow chart that pass-along message is given user's member of introducing shown in Figure 9:
Figure 31 is the exemplary view of expression homepage; With
Figure 32 is the figure of the charging process of expression modification.
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Embodiments of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The overview of service or business model is at first described by this embodiment now.
Member's registration
As shown in Figure 1, the user is being installed in their personal information (name, password, profile information etc.) J1 and search option (sex, age, interest etc.) J2 (Q1) of registration on the database server T2 of the T1 of service centre.This user is their open profile information (online ID, sex, age, position, interest, note) J3 of registration and user's pictorial data (photo or image) J4 (Q2) on web page server T3 also.Web page server T3 provides the open profile information that comprises registration and the webpage of user's image, and discloses this webpage on the internet.
The member introduces
Database server T2 extracts the member consistent with search option frequently, as shown in Figure 2 (Q3).Database server T2 notice request transmit leg (after this being called member A) expression comprises the URL (Q4) of the webpage of the open profile information of the member that extracts (after this being called member B).Member A is with reference to the brief introduction (Q5) that is introduced to the member B of member A.
Pass-along message is given individual BBS
Member A is with reference to the open brief introduction page or leaf J5 of member B, as shown in Figure 3.If member A wants to exchange messages with member B, member A request BBS server T4 allows member A pass-along message to give the BBS of member B.If it is according to member A to be transmitted the first time of member B, BBS server T4 is to this member A charge (Q6) and allow member A pass-along message J6 to give the individual BBS J7 (Q7) of member B.
With reference to response
Member B reads the message J6 (Q8) that is passed to individual BBS J7 by member A, and the while is with reference to the open brief introduction page or leaf J8 (Q9) of member A.
Transmission is returned to BBS
After the message J6 of reference member A and open brief introduction page or leaf J8, member B pass-along message J10 transmits a page or leaf J9 (BBS server T4 is to the member B charge of this transmission) (Q10) for the BBS of member A.
If they get along with, they continue to exchange messages.BBS server T4 is not because exchange these message to member A and B charge.
Therefore, this network system is for introducing member intermediary between the member, and allows them to exchange messages and be free of charge, except the contact charge first time of pass-along message being given BBS.
The structure of the message exchange service system of the above-mentioned service that realizes the search friend is described referring now to Fig. 4.
System according to this embodiment comprises a plurality of member terminal 2 1To 2 m(wherein m is any natural number) and an information intermediary service centre 3 (after this being called service centre 3), this center is connected to network 1.
Each member terminal 2 1To 2 mHave the web page browsing function, consult the needed webpage of specified URL (uniform resource locator) expression by this function terminal.For example, user terminal 2x (x is any amount from 1 to m) can be connected to the homepage by any member or individual BBS appointment.
More specifically, each member terminal 2 1To 2 mHas the WWW browser of browsing HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file.The WWW browser allows the member to import desirable URL, and shows the webpage by input URL indication after being connected to specified webpage and website.
Service centre 3 comprises 5, one BBS servers 6 of 4, one database servers of a www server and an authentication/charging server 7.
Www server 4 comprises 8, one communication controlers 9 of a server manager and a brief introduction manager 10, and html file is transferred to the WWW browser.Www server 4 is connected to an open profile data storehouse 11.Server operation in server manager 8 ASC administrative service centers 3.Between communication controler 9 control service centres 3 and any member terminal 2 1To 2 mCommunication.The open profile data of brief introduction manager 10 management storehouse 11 comprises that with providing the member that will show opens the webpage of profile information.
Database server 5 comprises a data librarian 12 and a homepage manager 13, is connected to 14, one detailed individual profile information 15 of people's information database and people's homepage database 16 one by one one by one simultaneously.Database manager 12 managing personal information databases 14, detailed individual profile data storehouse 15 and personal homepage database 16.Homepage manager 13 provides homepage according to canned data in the personal homepage database 16 for the member, and shows that this institute provides homepage.
BBS server 6 comprises a BBS manager 17, is connected to people BBS database 18 one by one simultaneously.BBS manager 17 individual BBS databases 18 of management and provide the personal electric that will show notice board for the member.
Authentication/charging server 7 comprises a pay imformation manager 19, is connected to a charging information database 20 simultaneously.This pay imformation manager 19 upgrades pay imformation and this information of management in the charging information database 20.
Referring now to Fig. 5 to 8 database shown in Figure 4 is described.
Open profile data storehouse 11 storage members' personal information, this member is registration in the message exchange service.As shown in Figure 5, database 11 has respectively the field such as URL, image of the member account number relevant with the member, online ID, sex, age, position, interest, note, individual BBS.Member's account number is represented by the unique data that www server 4 is assigned to each member.Member's individual BBS page or leaf is distributed in the URL indication of individual BBS respectively.This image comprises line-up of delegates's oneself photo or image.
The relevant personal information of in the message exchange service, registering the member of personal information database 14 storages.As shown in Figure 6A, database 14 has the fields relevant with each member such as member's account number, name, online ID, password, sex, birthday, position, search option.Authenticating the necessary password of this member is determined by the member.
15 storages relevant personal information in detailed individual profile data storehouse message exchange service registration member.Shown in Fig. 6 B, database 15 has the URL of member's account number, online ID, sex, age, interest, open brief introduction, introduces member's the fields relevant with each member such as member's account number.The open brief introduction URL of each member's brief introduction page or leaf is distributed in expression.
Personal homepage database 16 storage chains are received the information of homepage.Shown in Fig. 6 C, database 16 has member's account number, introduce member's account number, introduce member's online ID, individual brief introduction URL, the BBS that introduces the member transmits the fields relevant with each member such as mark.BBS transmits mark and represents whether any message is delivered to this BBS.When BBS during pass-along message this mark be set to 1, and when not having pass-along message, be set to 0.When the owner of BBS visits this BBS mark being set is reset.
18 storages of individual BBS database pass to the information of individual BBS.As shown in Figure 7, database 18 has the fields relevant with each member such as member's account number, online ID, password, message.This message section utilizes FIFO (first-in first-out) structure can keep maximum 50 message.
Charging information database 20 storage pay imformations.As shown in Figure 8, database 20 has member's account number, the counter of charging, charged the fields relevant with each member such as member's account number.When member's meter rolling counters forward (renewal) when for the first time pass-along message is given the individual BBS that introduces the member.Having the user registers in charge member account number field to member's account number of the member of the BBS of its pass-along message.
Overview referring now to the program of carrying out in the message exchange service system of Fig. 9 description according to embodiment.Be similar to the model case that Fig. 1 to 3 explains, following interpretation user A (member A:Taro) register information Exchange Service and the member B (Hanako) that has registered are introduced to the situation of member A.
Step S1: member's registration
User A visit information Switching Service center (after this being called service centre) 3 is with signature (S1001).After the signature, the personal information of user A, profile information, search option etc. are registered in service centre 3.
Step S2: introduce and extract
Several members of the search option that is fit to user A proposition search in service centre 3 in database server 5, and extract member B as introduction.
Step S3: place of matchmakers extracts the member
Member A request service centre 3 sends homepage that service centres 3 provide for member A to member A.The request that response is proposed by member A, service centre 3 is member A transmission homepage, (step S3002) as shown in figure 10.This homepage represent to introduce to the member B of member A online ID (=Hanako).Indicated online ID is hyperlinked to the webpage that comprises the open brief introduction of member B.This homepage also Indication message has been delivered to the individual BBS of member A, as described later.
Request with reference to the brief introduction of member B is sent to service centre 3 (step S3003) by clicking the online ID that introduces.The request that response is proposed by member A, the open brief introduction page or leaf of link of the 3 transmission member B of service centre is given member A, (step S3004) as shown in figure 11.
Step S4:BBS transmits
As shown in figure 11, open brief introduction page or leaf has the hypertext indication that is linked to format sheet, is used to import the message of the BBS that passes to member B.If member A thinks pass-along message and gives the BBS of member B that member A sends format sheet (step S4001) by clicking hypertext request service centre 3.
Respond this request, service centre 3 transmission comprises the url page of the format sheet of the message that is used to import the BBS that will pass to member B, (step S4002) as shown in figure 12.Member A fills in message field and clicks the hypertext of indication " POST " on the reception format sheet.Respond this click, the request of transmission is transferred to service centre 3 (step S4003).
Service centre 3 receives this request.If member A passes to member B for the first time, if service centre sends the dialog box of reminding his pass-along message of member A just to charged, (step S4004) as shown in figure 13.
Member A answers the dialog box (step S4005) of reminding at charge.Unacceptable if charge, member A clicks indication " NO ".In the case, the message of importing in the message field of format sheet does not pass to the individual BBS of member B.On the contrary, if member A clicks indication " YES " another hypertext, the message of input then passes to the individual BBS of member B.Following explanation has been described member A and has been clicked the hypertext situation afterwards of indicating " YES ".
The situation of member B answer by member A pass-along message will be described now.
Step S5: reply and prepare
Member B request service centre 3 is sent as the homepage (step S5001) that member B prepares.Respond this request, the homepage of the 3 transmission member B of service centre, (step S5002) as shown in figure 14.The homepage with shown in Figure 10 is identical basically for the design of as shown in figure 14 homepage, and, it comprises an indication, promptly represent except the introduction of extracting by service centre 3 online ID (Jiro, Seiko) outside message be delivered to BBS, as shown in figure 14.
Member B request service centre 3 sends the BBS (step S5003) of member B to read the message transmitted by member A (Taro), (step S5004) as shown in figure 15.If member B wants to see the brief introduction of member A, member B asks service centre 3 to send the brief introduction (step S5005) of member A by the online ID that clicks the member A that indicates on the BBS page or leaf.Respond this request, service centre 3 sends the open brief introduction page or leaf of member A, (step S5006) as shown in figure 16.The open brief introduction page or leaf design as shown in figure 16 open brief introduction page or leaf with member B shown in Figure 11 basically is identical,, and the information of the relevant member A of its designated expression.
Step S6: pass-along message is given BBS
As shown in figure 16, open the hypertext indication that the brief introduction page or leaf has a page or leaf that is linked to the format sheet that comprises the message that is used to import the BBS that passes to member B.If member B thinks pass-along message and gives the BBS of member B that member B request service centre 3 sends format sheet and is used for pass-along message (step S6001).
Respond this request, service centre's 3 transformat pages or leaves are used to import the message of the BBS that passes to member A, (step S6002) as shown in figure 17.As shown in figure 17 the format sheet design input format page or leaf with the message that passes to member B shown in Figure 12 basically is identical.
Member B fills in a message field on the form that service centre 3 is sent, and request service centre 3 is delivered to the message of input the BBS (step S6003) of member A.So the message of member B is passed to the BBS of member A.Service centre 3 does not charge to member B to this transmission.
Step S7: with reference to replying
If member A wants to see the answer of member B, member A request service centre 3 is sent as the homepage (step S7001) that member A prepares.In response to this request, service centre 3 sends the homepage of member A, (step S7002) as shown in figure 31.The structure of the homepage homepage structure with shown in Figure 10 basically is identical, and still, this homepage comprises an indication, and expression is except the online ID of new introduction, and one or more message has been delivered to the BBS of member A.
Member A request service centre 3 sends the individual BBS page or leaf (step S7003) of member A.In response to this request, service centre 3 sends BBS homepage, (step S7004) as shown in figure 18.So member A can the person of being read as B be delivered to the answer of the BBS of member A.The structure of the homepage of the structure of BBS homepage shown in Figure 180 and member B shown in Figure 15 is basic identical.
Step S8: transmit a message to BBS
As shown in figure 18, the BBS page or leaf of member A has the hypertext indication " REPLY " that is linked to the answer message that is used to import the BBS that will be delivered to member B.Reply the BBS of message to member B if member A wants to transmit one, then member B sends format sheet (step S8001) by clicking this hypertext request service centre 3.In response to this request, format sheet of service centre's 3 methods is used to import the message of the BBS that will pass to member B, (step S8002) as shown in figure 12.
Member A fills in the message field of the format sheet that receives, and request service centre 3 transmits the BBS (step S8003) that input message is given member B.Therefore, input message is delivered to the BBS of member B.Service centre 3 does not charge to member A because transmit.
Be the more message of exchange between member A and B, they repeatedly carry out above-mentioned steps S5 to S8.
Describe the processing of in system, being extracted in detail for message exchange service shown in Figure 9 referring now to accompanying drawing.
Be described in member's registration process of the step S1 execution of Fig. 9 referring now to Figure 19.
User A his/her terminal 2x of operation (x is any number from 1 to m) is with execution WWW browser, and the webpage at access services center 3 (homepage) (step S10).User A request service centre 3 is sent as the signature form (step S11) that the newcomer registers preparation.
Respond this request, service centre's 3 transmission signature forms are given member terminal 2x (step S12).
The member terminal 2x of user A from service centre 3 receive the signature forms and show it (step S13).For example, signature page as shown in figure 20 is displayed on the member terminal 2x.User A fills in the stylistic input field of signature with input personal information (online ID, sex, birthday, position), profile information (interest, note) and search option (sex, age, the quantity of suitable interest).If desired, user A can input information be illustrated in which project is allowed to the public open (step S14) in the personal data of input.After necessary field was filled in, user A transmits these data asked service centre 3 to accept registration (step S15).
The signature page of filling in (step S16) that service centre 3 receives from user A.Member's account number and password are prepared for user A by service centre 3, and received data (step S17) is checked on one one ground simultaneously.Then, service centre 3 produces the data (, the URL project blank of individual BBS) in open profile data storehouse as shown in Figure 5, personal information database as shown in Figure 6A and detailed individual profile data storehouse (, the URL project blank of individual brief introduction page or leaf).The data set that is produced is classified into the data set in open profile data storehouse and other data set (step S18).
The data set in open profile data storehouse is converted into html file (step S19), and this html file is delivered to open profile data storehouse 11 and is used for storing these data, (step S20) as shown in Figure 5 in the above.
The data set in open profile data storehouse, the data set that promptly is used for personal information database 14 and detailed individual profile data storehouse 15 is directly passed to these databases and is used for storing them in the proper data storehouse, shown in Fig. 6 A and 6B (step S21).More specifically, member's account number, personal data (name, password, sex, birthday and position), and search option (sex, age, the quantity that is fit to interest) interrelated, and be stored in the personal information database 14, as shown in Figure 6A, interrelated at the stored member's account number of step S20, online ID, sex, age, interest and open brief introduction page or leaf URL simultaneously, and be stored in the detailed individual profile data storehouse 15, shown in Fig. 6 B (, member's account number project blank of the person of being described as).
Zone (step S22) is prepared for user A by service centre 3 in personal homepage database 16 and individual BBS database 18.The URL in service centre 3 storage indication user A zone in individual BBS database 18 in open profile data storehouse 11.
Service centre's 3 transmission registrations are examined page or leaf and are given user A (step S23).Registration is examined page or leaf and is designated as member's account number and the password that user A prepares, as shown in figure 21.Service centre 3 also produces a text character string information and is used to discern this user (Cookie file), and examines page or leaf with registration and send to the WWW browser.
The member terminal 2x of user A operation receives registration from service centre 3 and examines page or leaf, and show it (step S24).Member's account number and the password on the page or leaf examined in the registration of user A record.The storage of WWW browser is examined the text-string information (Cookie file) that page or leaf arrives with registration.
User A click is registered the hypertext indication of examining on the page or leaf " OK " as shown in figure 21 and has been examined member's account number and password (step S25) with notification service center 3 user A.
Service centre 3 receives this information, and finishes enrollment process (step S26).Therefore, user A registers as the newcomer of message exchange service in service centre 3.
The overview of introducing leaching process of step S2 among Fig. 9 is described referring now to Figure 22.
Service centre 3 determines whether it is to extract the suitable timing of suitably introducing, and suitably introduces member (step S27) to so that provide.
Predetermined when being timed to the time when what extract to introduce, 3 one members of service centre extract on a member ground and suitably introduce (step S28), and produce each member's home tip, shown in Fig. 6 C.Represent the information member's ground registration (step S29) one by one on personal homepage database 16 introduced of extracting.
Describe the extraction of step S28 among Figure 22 referring now to Figure 23 in detail and introduce process.
The 3 pointer n of service centre are set to " 1 " (step S30), and obtain N member's search option (step S31) from personal information database 14.Database server 5 is according to the detailed individual profile data storehouse 15 (step S32) of search option search that is obtained.That is, database server 5 comparison search options and the information that is registered in n member on the detailed individual profile data storehouse 15.Therefore, database server 5 sequentially obtains member's account number of brief introduction those members consistent with search option, and the member's account number that is obtained is stored in (step S33) in the perform region.
Then, database server 5 is with reference to " the member's account number of the introducing " project in the detailed individual profile data storehouse 15, n member (step S34) and the deletion member's account number of introducing (step S35) whether have been introduced to so that determine by the member of acquisition member account number representative.If keep new member's account number of extracting after deletion, database server 5 produces a random number and extract one or two member's account number (step S37) of corresponding random number from residue member account number.
Then, database server 5 is 15 open brief introduction page or leaf and his/her online ID (step S38) that obtain to indicate by the member of extraction member account number representative from detailed individual profile data storehouse, and therefore is registered as the information field of waiting to be linked to the member that introduces that n member prepares on personal homepage database 16.(step S39).
Then, pointer n is counted 1 (step S40).And, determine whether the pointer that upgrades like this is equal to or less than the quantity (step S41) of member m.If n is equal to or less than m, flow process turns back to step S31.If n greater than m, then stops extracting the process of introducing.
Therefore, in predetermined timing, extract first the suitable introduction to m member.
Referring now to Figure 24 the general introduction that step S3 place of matchmakers extracts member's process among Fig. 9 is described.
Member A (user A) carries out member's page or leaf (step S42) that the WWW browser is provided by service centre 3 with visit on he terminal 2x.The Cookie data identification user A that service centre 3 sends according to the WWW browser.
Service centre 3 extracts home tip for member A from personal homepage database 16, and prepares homepage, (step S43) as shown in figure 10 according to the extraction home tip.The homepage that service centre's 3 transmission are prepared is like this given member terminal 2x (step S44).
Member terminal 2x receive homepage (step S45) and show it (step S46).User A sees with reference to homepage whether it indicates some people's online ID as introducing (step S47).If do not show any introduction, user A for example carries out other any tasks.Showing on the homepage under the situation about introducing that member A clicks desirable online ID (in the case, online ID line-up of delegates B) and sends his/her brief introduction (step S48) with request service centre 3.
Respond this request (step S49), the open profile information of member B in the profile data storehouse 11 is opened in www server 4 search, and gives member A (step S50) with the data transmission of finding.Simultaneously, member's account number of introducing registration member B on member's field of the detailed individual profile data of database server 5 member A in detailed individual profile data storehouse 15 is shown in Fig. 6 B.
The member terminal 2x of member A receives the open profile information of member B, and shows the brief introduction page or leaf of member B, (step S51) as shown in figure 11.Member A determine he whether pass-along message give the individual BBS of member B, (step S52) as shown in figure 11.If his/her decision is a pass-along message, he clicks a hypertext indication " POST ", and flow process proceeds to the process of describing later (Figure 25).If member A does not think pass-along message, he asks service centre 3 to send homepage (step S53) for member A, and flow process turns back to step S46.
Like this, the place of matchmakers of step S3 extraction member process is finished among Fig. 9.
Referring now to Figure 25 the overview of the pass-along message of step S4 among Fig. 9 to the BBS process described.
Step S24 wishes that at member A pass-along message gives under the situation of individual BBS of member B among Figure 24, and member A request service centre 3 sends format sheets and is used to import the message (step S54) that will pass to member B people BBS.
Respond this request, service centre 3 prepares format sheet and is used for the member terminal 2x (step S56) that pass-along message is given the BBS (step S55) of member B and this format sheet is transferred to member A.
Member terminal 2x receives from the format sheet of service centre 3 and shows it, (step S57) as shown in figure 12.The transmission (step S59) that member A fills in the message field (step S58) on the format sheet and asks service centre 3 to receive the BBS of member B.
Service centre 3 receives format sheet and request is transmitted, and is inputed to the message (step S60) of member B in format sheet by member A.And service centre's authentification of user page or leaf of 3 transmission makes him import his/her id information so that examine this user (step S61) for member A.
The member terminal 2x of member A receives the authentification of user page or leaf from service centre 3, and shows it.Member A fills in his/her member's account number and password (step S62) in input format, and transmits it to service centre 3 (step S63).
Service centre 3 carries out authentification of user (step S64) according to the id information that is proposed by member A.Authentication/charging server 7 visit charging information database 20 charged member's account number (step S65) with what obtain corresponding member A.The detailed individual profile data of database server 5 visits storehouse 15 is to obtain the member's account number of being introduced (step S66) of corresponding member A.Www server 4 is determined the member's account number of introducing consistent (step S67) whether the charge member account number that obtained at step S65 is obtained with step S66.If find inconsistently, the information of service centre 3 transmission representative charge prompting is given member A (step S68).
The member terminal 2x of member A receives the charge prompting from service centre 3, and shows a dialog box, (step S69) as shown in figure 13.Member A determines whether charge can accept (step S70).If can accept, member A clicks hypertext indication " YES ".The command signal of this action of member terminal 2x transmission indication is given service centre 3 (step 71).
Respond this command signal, the content (step S72) that service centre 3 upgrades in the charging information database 20 (Fig. 8).More specifically, charge counter+1 of the corresponding member A of authentication/charging server 7 counting and member's account number of member B joined in the charge member account number field.BBS server 6 writes the individual BBS of message to member B, and this message is imported (step S73) by member A by format sheet.Then, database server 5 upgrades BBS management information (Fig. 6 C) in the personal homepage database 16 so that the BBS of member B transmission mark is set to 1 (step S74).The information that on behalf of message, service centre's 3 transmission successfully transmit is given member A (step S75).
The member terminal 2x of member A receives the information from service centre 3, and show it (step S76).Then, terminate in the BBS transmittance process of step S4 among Fig. 9.
If determine that at step S67 the member's account number that is obtained is consistent with the institute's member's account number of introducing that is obtained, flow process proceeds to step S73.Perhaps, if disagree with charge step S70 user, the BBS transmittance process is terminated at once.
Describe the pay imformation renewal process of step S72 among Figure 25 now in detail.
After the command signal that receives line-up of delegates A agreement charge prompting, authentication/charging server 7 visit charging information database 20 are with the member's account number (step S78) of registration member B on the charge member account number field of corresponding member A.Authentication/charging server 7 further increases by 1 (step S79) with the charge counter of member A.Authentication/charging server 7 is also visited the member account number (step S80) of charging information database 20 with registration member A on the charge member account number field of corresponding member B.Then, the pay imformation renewal process stops.
The playback set-up procedure overview of step S5 among Fig. 9 is described referring now to Figure 28.
Member B carries out the WWW browser in member terminal 2y, and access services center 3 asks it to send the homepage (step S81) of member B.
To discern this request transmit leg be member B according to being attached to cookie information in this request for service centre 3.Database server 5 visit personal homepage databases 16 (Fig. 6 C) are to obtain the home tip (step S82) of member B.
If introduce the home tip that member's account number has been set to member B, database server 5 counting is introduced member's quantity and is prepared the message of expression count number, further be provided with introduce the member online ID to homepage.In addition, BBS transmits and marks whether to be set to 1 (step S83) in the home tip of database server 5 difference member B.If this mark is set to 1, on behalf of any message, this passed to the BBS of member B, and database server 5 prepares to be presented at the icon (an applicable button or hypertext indication) (step S84) of representing BBS (Bulletin Board System) on the homepage.
Then, service centre's 3 transmission home tips are given member terminal 2y (step S85).If determine that at step S83 BBS transmits mark and has been re-set as 0, this representative does not have message to be delivered to the BBS of member B, and flow process proceeds to step S85.
Member terminal 2y receives the home tip from service centre 3, and shows this homepage, (step S86) as shown in figure 14.Whether member B difference BBS (Bulletin Board System) icon is presented at (step S87) on the homepage.If do not show indication, member B can handle other any task (not shown).If homepage has been represented the BBS (Bulletin Board System) icon, member B clicks BBS (Bulletin Board System) icon (step S88) and allows member B to visit his BBS (step S89) with request service centre 3.
The request (step S90) that service centre 3 receives from member B, database server 5 visit personal homepage databases 16 are labeled as 0 (step S91) with the BBS transmission of resetting member B.Then, the 3 request member B of service centre send his/her id information (step S92).
Response is from this request of service centre 3, and member terminal 2y videotex frame page or leaf is used to import user's id information, as shown in figure 26.Member B is by text box input his/her member's account number and password (step S93) and transmit them to service centre 3 (step S94).
Service centre 3 is according to the user ID information and executing authentification of user (step S95) that is proposed by member B.After member B was certified, the individual BBS database 18 of BBS server 6 visit was to obtain the BBS information of member B, and service centre's 3 transmission institute BBS information that obtain are to member B (step S96).
Member terminal 2y receives the BBS information from service centre 3, and shows the BBS information of member B, (step S97) as shown in figure 15.Figure 15 has represented the example of BBS page or leaf indication by member A message transmitted.Member B is with reference to this message and determine whether he transmits and reply to member A (step S98).Reply if member B wants to transmit, he asks service centre 3 to send the brief introduction page or leaf (step S99) of member A.Under the situation of not answering this message, member terminal 2y shows this homepage (step S87) once more.
The request (step S100) that service centre 3 receives for the brief introduction page or leaf.The open profile information of member A in the open profile data of the www server 4 search storehouse 11.This open profile information of service centre's 3 transmission is given member B (step S101).Simultaneously, the detailed individual profile data of database server 5 visits storehouse 15 is with the member's account number of registering member A on member's account number of being introduced at corresponding member B, shown in Fig. 6 B.
Member terminal 2y receives the open profile information of member A, and shows the brief introduction page or leaf of member A, as Figure 17 instantaneous (step S102).Member B determine he whether pass-along message give the BBS (step S103) of member A.If decision pass-along message, flow process proceeds to next step.If abandon pass-along message, member terminal 2y shows homepage or BBS page or leaf (step S98) once more.
Then, stop the answer set-up procedure of step S5 among Fig. 9.
The pass-along message process of step S6 among Fig. 9 is described referring now to Figure 29.
Under the situation of step S103 member B decision to member A pass-along message, member B request service centre 3 sends the message (Figure 29, step S104) that format sheet is used to import the BBS that passes to member A in Figure 28.
Respond this request, service centre's 3 preparations are used to import the format sheet (step S105) of the message of the BBS that passes to member A, and are transferred to member B (step S106).
Member terminal 2y receives the format sheet from service centre 3, and shows it, (step S107) as shown in figure 17.Member B fills in the message field (step S108) on the format sheet, and 3 acceptance of request service centre pass to the message (step S109) of the BBS of member A.
Service centre 3 receives the format sheet and the request (step S110) of filling in.The 3 request member B of service centre send the necessary user ID of authentification of user (step S111).
Response is from the request of service centre 3, and member terminal 2y videotex frame page or leaf is used to import user's ID, as shown in figure 26.Member B is by text box page or leaf his/her member's account number of input and password (step S112), and transmission user ID gives service centre 3 (step S113).
Service centre 3 is according to the institute's user ID that the receives execution authentification of user (step S114) that is provided by member B.If member B is by success identity, service centre 3 writes the received message (step S115) by member B input on the BBS of member A.Then, database server 5 visit personal homepage databases 16 are set to 1 renewal BBS management information (step S116) by the BBS transmission mark of member A.The information that on behalf of message, service centre's 3 transmission successfully transmit is given member B (step S117).
Member terminal 2y receives the information from service centre 3, and shows the predetermined page (step S118) of representing the received message that message successfully transmits.Then, stop the process of the pass-along message of step S6 among Fig. 9 to BBS.
The process of the reference answer of step S7 among Fig. 9 is described referring now to Figure 30.
Member A operation member terminal 2x carries out the WWW browser and is used for access services center 3 so that ask it to send the homepage (step S119) of member A.
The cookie information identification member A that service centre 3 provides according to the WWW browser of member terminal 2y, database server 5 visit personal homepage databases 16 (Fig. 6 C) are to obtain the home tip (step S120) of member A.Database server 5 BBSs of difference in the acquisition home tip transmit to mark whether to be 1 (step S121).Be set at mark under 1 the situation, on behalf of any message, this passed to the BBS of member A, and database server 5 is prepared BBS (Bulletin Board System) icon (step S122) on the homepage of member A.Service centre 3 sends this homepage to member A (step S123).Be re-set as 0 if distinguish out the BBS mark at step S121, this representative does not have message to pass to the BBS of member A, and flow process is directly to step S123.
The member terminal 2x of member A receives the home tip from service centre 3, and shows this homepage, (step S124) as shown in figure 31.Member A examines homepage and whether has BBS (Bulletin Board System) figure (step S125).If do not show the BBS (Bulletin Board System) icon, stop with reference to the process of replying.Have under the situation of BBS (Bulletin Board System) icon indication, member A clicks BBS (Bulletin Board System) icon (step S126) and allows him to visit his/her BBS (step S127) with request service centre 3.
The request (step S128) that service centre 3 receives from member A.Database server 5 visit personal homepage databases 16 are labeled as 0 (step S129) with the BBS transmission of resetting member A.Then, the 3 request member A of service centre send user ID information (step S130).
Response is from this request of service centre 3, and the member terminal 2x videotex frame page or leaf of member A is used to import user ID, as shown in figure 26.Member A is by text box page or leaf his/her member's account number of input and password (step S131), and transmission user ID gives service centre (step S132).
Service centre 3 carries out authentification of user (step S133) according to the user ID that is proposed by member A.After member A success identity, the individual BBS database 18 of BBS server 6 visits is with the BBS information of acquisition member A, and it is transmitted to member A (step S134) in service centre 3.
The member terminal 2x of member A receives the BBS information from service centre 3, and shows the individual BBS page or leaf of member A, shown in Fig. 18 (step S135).The BBS page or leaf has the message transmitted by member B.Whether member A decision transmits answer (step S136).Abandoning transmitting under the situation of answer, member terminal 2x shows homepage (step S125) once more.Transmitting under the situation of replying, flow process proceeds to next step.
Like this, finished the reference Recovery Process of step S7 among Fig. 9.
The process of the pass-along message of step S8 among Fig. 9 to BBS described now.
Under the situation of member A decision pass-along message to the BBS of member B, member A clicks the answer icon on the BBS page or leaf that is presented at member A, as shown in figure 18 in Figure 30 step S136.It is identical with above-mentioned pass-along message step to click answer icon step afterwards.
Authentication/charging server 7 continuous (for example, at the bottom of every month) visit charging information database 20 (Fig. 8) is charged to the member with the scope of examination with according to the charge counter values.
As mentioned above,, the user serves the member in case being registered as to the message exchange according to this embodiment, the friend that the user can find the search option with the user to meet, and can set up man-to-man communication with the friend who finds.In addition, the user just thinks that his pass-along message is given when introducing BBS and charged.Therefore, the user when do not find introduce or the user not pass-along message be free of charge when introducing.In addition, the user just thinks that he charges when pass-along message is given the BBS that introduces for the first time.In other words, the user when he transmits reply and for the second time after pass-along message be free of charge when introducing.Therefore, the user can enjoy communication and not worry charge.
Can carry out various modifications and change and not break away from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
The example that the foregoing description has been demonstrated and exchanged messages by BBS.The present invention for example can be applied to the situation by email exchange message.In the case, for example, each member has the mailbox of renting.The user who has been introduced another user is charged when introducing when his send Email.
In the above-described embodiments, the member who has been introduced another member is when he charged when pass-along message is given the BBS that introduces for the first time.The chargeable time that the present invention can utilize various toll collection techniques and be provided with flexibly.For example, this system can quote charge to user's brief introduction.This system can utilize toll collection technique for example only male sex member to be charged.
Also can use seeker and both toll collection techniques of (member A in the above-described embodiments and member B) charge of introduction side.
In the case, for example, searcher member and the side of introduction member charge when setting up communication between them.For example, be introduced to by service centre 3 under the situation of member A at member B, member A and B only charge when member A sends message to member B and member B answer message.In the case, for example, in charging information database 20, be ready for sending mark.When member A opens the open brief introduction page or leaf of member B, click the form that " MESSAGE " obtains to be used to import the message that will issue member B, click " POST " (step S4003 of Fig. 9, the step S29 of Figure 25 etc.), the transmission mark of member A is set up, and this expression message sends to member B from member A.
When member visit from the open brief introduction page or leaf of the message of member A and member A and transmission message during to member A (the step S109 of the step 6003 of Fig. 9 and Figure 29), service centre 3 examines the mark that whether sends member A in the charging information database 20.Whether service centre 3 difference represents that message is set up from the transmission mark that member A sends to member B.Service centre 3 carries out charging process under the situation that this mark of difference has been provided with.Then, service centre 3 deletion sends marks and member's account number of member B is joined in the charge member account number of member A in the charging information database 20, and the member's account number with member A joins in the member B charge member account number of charging information database 20 simultaneously.
Each member A message transfer is given member B, all with reference to the charge member account of member B, otherwise too,, not to member A and member B charge, because member's account number of member A has been set in the charge member account of member B, member's account number of member B also has been set to the charge member account of member B simultaneously.Also can use toll collection technique in the case to member A and member B charge.
Figure 32 is the sequential chart of similar Fig. 9, represents above-mentioned charging process.This sequential chart is identical with Fig. 9 basically.; process by member A pass-along message does not comprise charge reminder process (step S4004) and answers the process (step S4005) of charge prompting that the process (step S6) by member B pass-along message comprises a charge reminder process (step S6004) and a process (step S6005) of answering the charge prompting simultaneously.
Sending mark can store so that deletion sent mark (for example, month) after section expired at the fixed time with time tag.
This system can utilize any technology (the various control tasks whether difference is not charged and charged) of control charging process.This method is not limited to above-mentioned example, and various modifications and change can be carried out.
For example, charge does not regularly need with transmission or writes message synchronization.In this standard, when transmission or write fashionable statement and comprise a situation, carry out charging process in this case in response transmission or when writing message and satisfying predetermined condition as another condition to user charge.
Can respond the request extraction that proposes by the member and introduce and be described, to substitute the contents extraction and the introduction of demonstrating in the foregoing description.In the case, a representative icon (adaptable button or hypertext indication) of introducing request is provided on member's the homepage (Figure 10,14,31).In response to click, represent the command signal of this request to be sent to service centre 3, and 3 pairs of service centres send the member of this request and carry out and extract/introduce process (the step S31 of Figure 23 is to S39) to icon.According to this method, this process will be linked to be and be one, because carry out introduction on the desired time each member.
In the above-described embodiments, the user charged when his notified introduction or pass-along message.The present invention can be applied to provide the situation of free service.In the case, notify the user charge prompting, determine whether that the user agrees to charge and can omit the system and the step of user's charge.In Fig. 3, for example, the message that pass to the BBS of member B can write and without the charging process of execution in step Q6.
For example issue in CD-ROM, hard disk and the MO by being stored in recording medium as the performed whole programs of the computing machine of service centre 3 work or usability of program fragments.
According to above-mentioned the present invention, this system is according to any information extraction introduction of each member, and the searcher member is introduced in the introduction that will be fit to.The also intermediary message exchange between searcher member and introduction of this system, and for intermediary message they are charged if desired.

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1. method that is used for intermediary message comprises:
Go up a plurality of members' of registration attribute information at a database (11,14,15);
Extract the member that will introduce another member to according to the attribute information that is registered on the described database (11,14,15);
The member who extracts by a network (1) place of matchmakers gives a target member; With
By this network (1) intermediary message between target member and the member that introduced.
2. according to the method for claim 1, further be included as the information transmission and charge to the member.
3. according to the method for claim 2, wherein transmit information for the first time and transmit one to introduction member or member and the member is charged when received information sent a reply as the target member.
According to the process of claim 1 wherein attribute information comprise line-up of delegates's characteristic and search option information and
The described member's of introduction step comprises that introducing its characteristic member consistent with target member's search option gives this target member.
5. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that described extraction member and the described member's of introduction step is repeated to carry out on regularly predetermined, or response is carried out by the request that a member proposes.
6. according to the member who the process of claim 1 wherein that the described member's of introduction step place of matchmakers extracts after the extraction member is restricted to predetermined quantity.
7. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that this member's predetermined information is open to the public so that other member can inquire about institute's opening imformation.
8. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that the step of described intermediary message is by BBS (Bulletin Board System) (6,17, the 18) exchange message for each member preparation.
9. according to the method for claim 8, wherein to the member's who is introduced BBS (Bulletin Board System) this member is charged for pass-along message.
10. according to the method for claim 9, wherein plan pass-along message to be alerted that this member will charged and allow this member's pass-along message to BBS (Bulletin Board System) the message transmission after for the member of other members' BBS (Bulletin Board System) when this member agrees this prompting.
11. according to the process of claim 1 wherein described intermediary message step allow the member by for BBS (Bulletin Board System) (6,17, the 18) exchange message of each member's preparation and
Each member's pass-along message charged to introduction member's BBS (Bulletin Board System) and the member who is introduced when transmitting the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that replies to the pass-along message member.
12. method according to claim 11, wherein by BBS (Bulletin Board System) from other member receive message and plan to transmit member to the answer of received message be alerted reply transmitted after this member will charged and when this member agrees this prompting, allow this member to transmit answer.
13. according to the process of claim 1 wherein that member that described extraction member's step is extracted has been introduced to the target member before not comprising and/or it had been introduced target member's member in the past.
14. the method according to claim 1 further comprises:
Provide webpage (4) to each member, the message arrival designator project of on this webpage, arranging the inventory of the introduction of being extracted and represent other member's message to arrive;
The introduction that response is selected from inventory, this introduces the webpage (4) of profile data for the target member presents expression; With
In response to selecting message to arrive the designator project, the member presents message for target.
15. according to claim 14 method, represent that wherein the webpage of profile data has a request transmission project, be used to transmit the request that a message transfer is given other member;
In response to selecting this request transmission project, provide a format sheet to the target member, be used for input and message transfer and give other members; With
When target member message transfer give other members or when the target member when other members receive answer to the target member, the target member is charged.
16. a system that is used for intermediary's message comprises:
A database (11,14,15), a plurality of members' of this database storing attribute information;
Member's extraction unit (3), this unit extracts the member that will introduce another member to according to the attribute information that is stored in the described database (11,14,15);
A member introduces unit (3), and to the target member is introduced the member that described member's extraction unit is extracted in this unit; With
A medium unit (3), this unit is intermediary's message between target member and the member that introduced.
17. according to the system of claim 16, wherein said intermediary comprises:
A BBS (Bulletin Board System) storage unit (18), this unit are stored as the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that each member prepares;
A message transfer unit (6,17), this cell response passes to the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that described member introduces the member who introduces the unit from target member's request with message; With
A message display unit (3), this cell response present the message of the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that is delivered to the member that introduces from relevant member's request.
18. the system according to claim 17 further comprises:
An opening imformation storage unit (11), this unit storage member's opening imformation;
An information reading unit (4), this unit is presented to target member from target member's request with the information that reads from opening imformation and response that described opening imformation storage unit (11) reads the member that introduces;
A message transfer unit (6), this cell response passes to a member's BBS (Bulletin Board System) from target member's request with message, and this member is introduced to the target member of opening imformation that inquiry presents; With
A message display unit (3), this cell response present the message of the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that is delivered to the member that introduces from relevant member's request.
19. according to the system of claim 16, further comprise a charge unit (7,19,20), this unit is that the message broker that described medium unit (3) is done is charged.
20. according to the system of claim 19, wherein when described medium unit (3) will be transferred to the member that introduced from target member's message for the first time or by member's transmission of being introduced during to the answer message of target member message described charge unit (7) carry out charge.
21. according to the system of claim 16, wherein:
Described database (11,14,15) storage comprise line-up of delegates's characteristic and member's search option information member property information and
Described member's extraction unit (3) extracts its characteristic information member consistent with target member's search option.
22. according to the system of claim 16, wherein said member's extraction unit (3) repeats the operation of extracting the member in predetermined timing, or response is extracted the member from target member's request.
23. according to the system of claim 16, wherein said member's extraction unit (3) further comprises member's limiting unit (3), this member's limiting unit extracts member's restricted number to predetermined quantity with institute.
24. system according to claim 16, wherein said member's extraction unit (3) comprises member's rejected unit (7), introduced to before this member's rejected unit is got rid of from the member that will introduce the target member to the target member the member and/or before the member that the target member introduced.
25. according to the system of claim 16, comprise that further an information provides unit (4), this unit provides information at the introduction member for the target member.
26. the system according to claim 17 further comprises:
A web storage unit (16), this unit storage webpage, each webpage is represented each member's profile data;
A message storage (18), this unit storage passes to this member's message;
A webpage provides unit (4), and this unit provides webpage for each member, has the place of matchmakers that indicates to extract member's inventory and representative on webpage and arrives the designator project from the message that other members' message has arrived;
A webpage reading unit (13), this cell response are selected the member that introduces of institute to read from described web storage unit (16) from target member webpage to represent the membership profile data of introducing the inventory webpage and provide the brief introduction of reading webpage for the target member; With
A message reading unit (6,17), this cell response provide the message that reads in the message of selecting message to arrive the designator project, read to pass to the target member with to the target member from described message storage (18).
27. according to the system of claim 26, each webpage of wherein representing these membership profile data has request transmission project, is used to transmit a request, be used to ask message transfer and
Described system comprises that further a form provides unit (4), and this unit provides a format sheet, is used for importing and message transfer in response to selecting request transmission project.
28. according to the system of claim 27, wherein said system further comprises:
A charge unit (7,19,20), charge is carried out in this unit; With
A charge performance element (3), the described charge of this unit starting unit simultaneously will be from this member's message stores on described storage unit.
29. according to the system of claim 26, each webpage of wherein representing these membership profile data has request transmission project, is used to transmit a request, ask to member's message transfer of being introduced and
Described system further comprises:
One first form provides unit (4), and this unit provides a format sheet, is used to respond select this selectivity indication and input and message transfer are given the member who is introduced;
One first storage control unit (4), this unit receive the message by the target member of format sheet input, and store received message on first message memory of being prepared for the target member;
One second form provides unit (4), and this unit provides format sheet, is used to respond the request that is proposed by the member who receives message, and input and transmission are to being stored in the answer message of the interior message of described first message memory (18); With
One second storage control unit (4), this unit receive by the answer message that the unit format sheet that (4) provide input is provided by described second form with at second message memory (18) and go up the answer message that storage is received.
30. according to the system of claim 26, further comprise a charge unit (7,19,20), when described second storage control unit is carried out charge in this unit when described second message memory (18) is gone up storage answer message.
31. a system that is used for intermediary's message comprises:
Each member's information database (11,14,15), a plurality of members' of this database storing attribute information;
An opening imformation Database Unit (11,16), this unit storing open webpage, each webpage comprise member's opening imformation and are used to transmit the request transmission project of a message transfer request;
A BBS (Bulletin Board System) unit (18), this unit storage member's BBS (Bulletin Board System);
Introduce member's extraction unit (4) for one, this unit extracts the member that will introduce another member to according to the attribute information in described member's information database (11,14,15);
Member's webpage provides unit (4), and the transmission of this unit has the member's who introduces member's selector switch project webpage, is used to select introduced the member by what the described member's of introduction extraction unit extracted;
The request transmission project of preparing on the opening imformation webpage that a message transmission unit (4), this cell response are transmitted in being chosen in, the message transfer input format is to the target member; With
A message transfer unit (4), this form of this unit, message is imported from the target member in this form, and transmits received message and give the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of introducing the member.
32. system according to claim 29, wherein said member's webpage provides the unit to comprise a message arrangement unit (4), this unit settles a message to arrive the designator project under new information arrival situation on the webpage that will provide, this project represent to its provide the member's of webpage BBS (Bulletin Board System) received a message and
Described system further comprises:
A BBS (Bulletin Board System) transmission unit (4), the transmission of this unit has the BBS (Bulletin Board System) of playback request project, is used to ask to transmit the answer to this message;
Reply transmission unit (4) for one, this of unit transmission is replied the message input format and is given the member who has selected to reply request items; With
A playback transfer unit (4), this unit receive this form of input answer message on it and transmit and reply the BBS (Bulletin Board System) that message is given the member of this message of transmission.
33. system according to claim 29, wherein said member's webpage provides the webpage of unit (4) for the member provides the member, settles on this webpage to be used to select to introduce member's selector switch project of introducing of member and to be used for the message arrival designator project that Indication message has arrived when this member visits described system.
34. system according to claim 30, further comprise a charge unit (7,19,20), when target member pass-along message is given the BBS (Bulletin Board System) introduce the member or when the BBS (Bulletin Board System) reception of target member by the target member when introducing member's answer message, charge to the targeted customer in this unit.
35. the computer-readable recording medium of the program that a storage is carried out by computing machine makes described computing machine have following function:
Introduce member's extraction unit for one, this unit extracts the member that will introduce another member to according to the attribute information that is stored in a plurality of member property database of information of storage;
The member that extracts introduces the unit, and this unit is notified to the target member with the member that introduces that the described member's of introduction extraction unit is extracted; With
A medium unit, this unit is in the target member and the intermediary's message between the member of introducing.
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